Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-04
Insects in Ears.

Few troubles are more annoying or more
productive of serious difficulty, If not re-
moved, than insects in ears. Lying upon
soft meadow grass, or sleeping upon camp
bed of fragrant spruce, bugs of different de-
nominations seem possessed with u desire to
inspect our auricles. Once inside their fran
tic efforts to escape cause such agony that
poop lie have gone temporarily crazy with it.
This may be instantly stopped by pouring
the ear full of sweet oil, which su.Tocates the
insect, and he is easily removed later by u
syringe and warm water Avoid intTudin5
pins, etc, into the ears. Much harm may
thus be done to their delicate mechanism, and
iittle to the cause of all the trouble. If oil is
not readily accessible uso water, which is
almost US good
Earachc in any form may be quickly re-
lieved by filing the organ with chlOroform
vapor from an uncorked bottle, vapor only
not the liquid; and mammals bag should al
ways contain a small vial of it, as it is useful
in many ways. Ten drops upon a lump oi
sugar is an excellent remedy for hiccouGh or
ordinary nausea, and | have recalled to life
more than one person pronounced dead from
sunstrohe with u half teaspoonful, clear,
poured down his throat.-Boston Budget.
England recommends the following to clean
silver: Onc-helf pound of sal soda added TO
eight quarts Of water when at boiling heat
dip the pieces of silver, and Immediately
wash in soap suds, and wipc dry with a
piece OF cotton flannel.
Blood stains can be removed from an ar
tcle ,hGt you do not care to wash by apply
ing thick paste made of starch and cold
water. Place in the sun and rub OFF in a
couple of hours. If the stain is not entirely
removed repeat the process, and soon it dis
appears.
Instead of washing lamp chimneys hold
them for few moments in the steam from
the tea kettle, and if much smoked, wipe
them out with II newspaper; repeat the
steaming, and finish them with a cloth. If
only slightly dimmed one application of
steam is sufficient.
A room with low cciling will seem higher
if the window curtains hang to the floor.
Lambrequins may be used to extend the cur
tains to the ceiling, thus carrying out the
effect
Not spot need be left on the cane seated
chairs if on a bright, sunny day each chair is
thoroughly washed and the wood saturated
and dried in the open air and sun.
There were lady doctors in Japan long be
fore the discovery Of America. In III jap
ancse nuns attended the sick and prescribed
for tho miliado himself.
To mend small holes in plastering, use one
part plaster Of paris and three parts fine 9and;
mix with cold water and apply with case
knife.
To wash doubtful calicoes put teaspoon
| full OF .y.sdr of lead in pailful of cold water,
ard soak TIE article one hour before washing.
Iowa statistics show that 053 women own
farms in tAat state OF the number only
eighteen are carrying mortgages,
1t is claimed by some housewives that q
little kerosene added TO boiled starch will i'm
part nice gloss.
For neuralgia try flannel vrung out Of
hot water and sprinkled thickly with BLACK
pepper.
Wash clothes should be thoroughly rinsed
in water with soap and n little ammonia.
Eating onions and horseradish is claimed
to relieve dropsical swellings.
The brass may be kept bright and shining
with ammonia
Popcorn is good for nausea and cranberry
for malaria